superiority
English
Alternative forms
- superiourity (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʊu.pɪə(ɹ)ˌi.ɒ.ɹɪ.ti/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹɪti
Noun
superiority (countable and uncountable, plural superiorities)
- The state of being superior.
- Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
- Henry Makow
- To affirm racial identity is not to claim superiority. We are a family of man, each race contributing something unique.
- (Scotland, law, historical) The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
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Translations
the state of being superior
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